A feel good book I read recently

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly

by Sun-mi Hwang

Illustrations by Nomoco  

Translated by Chi-Young Kim 

This story is about Sprout a self-named hen that wants to fly, wants to hatch egg.  But one day when she no longer lays eggs the farmer tries to kill the hen but she escapes. But there is a weasel following hen to kill. One day the hen finds an egg and she hatches the egg later finds the egg belongs to a duck.  The hen tries to protect the chick from weasel and tries to find a shelter. Later the chick transforms into a wild duck and wants to go back to its flock. As the time passes the hen becomes old and falls prey to the weasel.

 

I am not sure how I got hold of this while randomly ordering on Amazon, and I finished reading in one sitting. Later I searched net and found about the author who is from South Korea and a professor by profession she is widely known for this fable which is also made into an animated film.

This book really lasted its impact for quite long after reading as well. For I started thinking about the way the hen thinks about getting away from the routine and starts dreaming. Later despites its strength tries to fight weasel to protect the chick. The commendable effort I feel is from the translator, as I found the emotions at various levels in the book are really put forward effectively.